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Amusement park in the south discriminating obese? How can they be more fair?

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  • stanmann571
    stanmann571 Posts: 5,728 Member
    edited November 2017
    ilfaith wrote: »
    What if the woman is an 18 at Old Navy but a 16 at Lane Bryant? Clothing sizes vary greatly from one store to another.

    But seriously, weight shouldn't play a role so much as size and shape. Obviously if your belly or bust are going to prevent the seat restraint from locking into place to protect you when the roller coaster turns upside down, you should not ride...similarly, if you are so tall that you will be decapitated, riding would be a very bad idea. I know some theme parks have test seats so visitors can check and see whether the ride can safely accommodate their height and girth. But since people do carry their weight differently, setting a limit of X pounds only makes sense if exceeding that number compromises the safety of the ride and rider due to the load-bearing capacity of the ride. And gender should make no difference at all.

    Guessing you didn't read the thread.

    It's a guideline, not a restriction.

    Warning individuals that fit those parameters that it would be prudent to use the test seat discreetly prior to attempting to board so that they don't have to take the walk of shame.
  • ritzvin
    ritzvin Posts: 2,860 Member
    WatchitBeginAgain wrote: »
    Ok, another line of thinking... who wants to go on an amusement ride that might be dangerous if a rider is over 200 Lbs?!? If the engineering can be thrown off by that, it doesn't seem safe for anyone. If the engineering is not good enough to accommodate massive differences in riders weight, wind, weather, etc, there is no way I would ever get on that death trap.

    The problem isn't the weight - it's that they physically can't stuff that person into the seat/restraints.
  • SezxyStef
    SezxyStef Posts: 15,268 Member
    newmeadow wrote: »
    Wait a minute, was this supposed to be a serious thread? Heavy people breaking southern fried carnival rides and ruining all the fun. Oh you guys. You'd debate whether Jan had any legal or moral grounds to be jealous of Marcia because they both had long blonde hair.

    hey someone got butt hurt because some of the parks put out "warnings"...

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